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title: "Social and Economic Value of Accessing Affordable Credit"
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# Social and Economic Value of Accessing Affordable Credit

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-and-economic-value-of-accessing-affordable-credit-ocds-h6vhtk-055a92). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED: "Social and Economic Value of Accessing Affordable Credit". Published status: complete. Published Value: £275,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fair4all-finance-limited-GB-COH-11810533)
- **Published Value:** £275,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 August 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Economic impact assessment, Economic research services, Financial consultancy services, Financial management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-and-economic-value-of-accessing-affordable-credit-ocds-h6vhtk-055a92#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-055a92`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-and-economic-value-of-accessing-affordable-credit-ocds-h6vhtk-055a92#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Ffair4allfinance%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-and-economic-value-of-accessing-affordable-credit-ocds-h6vhtk-055a92#participate

## Description
Fair4All Finance is seeking an experienced supplier to help us better understand the social impact and economic value of assessing affordable credit in Great Britain.
The contract will cover a 2 stage project:
Stage One - a meta-analysis of existing evaluations, and a next steps approach scoping exercise
There will be pause after stage one to agree approach moving forward.
Stage Two - evaluation of social and economic impact of affordable credit provided by commercial lenders
Stage Three - evaluation of social and economic impact of affordable credit provided by community lenders
The value of the contract may vary as a result of the approach taken.  We estimate from £130,000 - £350,000 incl of VAT.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66171000, 79311400, 79311410, 79412000

- **Estimated Value:** £275,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 30/11/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Social and Economic Impact of Affordable Credit - Combined information for Contract 1 & 2 (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **UNIVERSITY OF EXETER**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186482`

  - Date: 20/11/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Social and Economic Impact of Affordable Credit - Combined information for Contract 1 & 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 09/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037979-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-25T09:56:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:33:43.884Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-055a92